THE BOX
THE BOX
COMMERCIAL TOWER REFURBISHMENT
This project involved the extensive refurbishment of a property developer’s flagship 32-storey building in the Cape Town city centre. The interventions aimed not only to improve the building for its tenants and users, but also to re-invigorate the inner-city location, activating street life and contributing positively to the local economy and community life. The refurbishment included the ground floor, reception, eight new destination-controlled lifts and new refurbished lobbies on all floors. The bathrooms were upgraded so that there are accessible ablutions on all office floors. Additional balconies open more workspaces to external views. New shared meeting rooms and a 100-seater auditorium were provided for all tenants. Ground floor amenities were introduced include bike parking, showers pods and lockers for tenants who cycle to work. All building services were upgraded to reduce energy use. In the lift core spaces, white terrazzo tiling and large circular feature lights address the lack of natural light and provide a bold design statement. A ‘portal’ concept was introduced to define the lift lobbies and colour coding for the floors further define the key features and serve as wayfinding devices.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Size: 26,978m²
Completion Year: 2021
Sector: Commercial Office